stockbroker Tudor

"Stockbroker Tudor," as she described it.

'Stockbroker Tudor,' murmured Sir Stafford Nye, under his breath.

Instead, Spielberg and company decided to use a house of the same general age and type, familiarly known as "stockbroker Tudor," in Sunningdale, not far from Shepperton.

Most of the housing in the area dates from 1900 to 1930, often large houses built solidly of wood, many in the Californian Bungalow or "Stockbroker Tudor" styles.

While often referred to by critics of the day as "Stockbroker Tudor" for their new money appeal, the homes have today become highly sought after residences owing to the high quality building materials, fine design, careful positioning of the homes on often generous lots and the large but not overwhelming size.